HiHello vs Kado Networks (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, HiHello grades higher than Kado Networks: 2.8 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
HiHello grades higher on ease of use. Kado Networks grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
HiHello
Digital business cards, email signatures and lead capture for teams
Kado Networks
Digital business cards with lead capture and CRM sync
Which one is for you
Pick HiHello if
- Fits if you want a free card with a few paper card scans a month
- Works for teams of 5 to 100 that want signatures pushed to Gmail or Outlook
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a physical NFC card from the same company, as HiHello sells none and you'd write your card to your own tag
- Tight if your team is under five, since Business bills five users at least, $25 a month on yearly billing
- Not for you if you need CRM sync on your own: it needs Business, and SSO, SCIM and the contact webhook need Enterprise
- Pricey if you upgrade inside the iPhone app, at $9 a month or $84 a year against $8 and $72 on the website
- Watch out: Business stops at 100 users, and the lower per-user prices from 26 and 51 users aren't published
Pick Kado Networks if
- Fits if you are one person who wants a branded digital card for free
- Works for small teams who already run Salesforce or HubSpot
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you are staying free, as Lite is one user with no team management or analytics
- Skip it if you want NFC cards from the maker, as you buy them elsewhere
- Pricey if you need the card scanner, notes, tasks or integrations, which start at Business Developer at $4
- Watch out: Outlook sync is listed as beta and Gmail and Google Calendar sync as coming soon
- Watch out: the Business Developer trial length is not stated
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAHiHelloGood | 2.6GPAKado NetworksGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CProfessional is $6 a month on yearly billing for one person, and Business $5 a user with five users at least, which is this category's middle. Bought in the iOS app, Professional is $9 a month or $84 a year, against $8 and $72 on the website. | B$2.50 per user a month for Networker, inside the cheapest quarter of business card tools, which start at $3. |
| Free plan and trial | BPersonal is free with no time limit: 2 cards, sharing by QR, widget, SMS, WhatsApp and wallet, a personal email signature and 5 card or badge scans a month. One person can live on that unless they scan a lot. | BNetworker Lite is free for one user, with full branding, QR codes and contact capture with CSV download. |
| Features | CCards, a scanner with enrichment from Professional, signatures deployed to Gmail and Outlook, lead forms, CRM sync and a company directory. The listing's gap: HiHello sells no NFC cards, so a tap means writing your card to a tag you already own. | CCards, contact capture, scanner and CRM sync. The listing names gaps: no NFC cards of its own, and scanner and integrations sit on Business Developer. |
| Ease of use | AHiHello rates 4.9 on the US App Store from 45,197 ratings, the top of our ease ladder. | CNo store rating on record. You set up a profile, link your own NFC cards and connect accounts. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Dynamics 365, Google Contacts, Gmail, Outlook, Zoom and Entra ID. No desktop app, so on a computer it's the browser. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Dynamics, Outlook and Zapier. No desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | cards and email signatures on one brand | digital business cards for a small team |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: HiHello and Kado Networks. How we grade
Price against what you get
HiHello starts at $5 a month for each person and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Kado Networks starts at $2.50 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
HiHello scores higher, and starts $2.50 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other digital business cards on the chart, 1 scores higher than HiHello for less, and none scores higher than Kado Networks for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- HiHello also covers email signature.
- Kado Networks also covers tasks, sales pipeline, workflow automation and qR codes.
At a glance
| HiHello | Kado Networks | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5 per user / month, billed yearly (Business, five-user minimum) | $2.50 per user / month, billed monthly (Networker) |
| Free plan | Personal plan: 2 cards, sharing by QR code, widget, email, SMS and WhatsApp, Apple and Google Wallet, a personal email signature, virtual backgrounds and 5 card or badge scans a month. | Networker Lite: one user, interactive digital cards with full branding and animated backgrounds, video content and buttons, offline QR codes and a contact capture tool with CSV download. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Professional, and of Business for teams of five or more | Business Developer shows a Start Trial button; the trial length is not stated on the pricing page |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | HiHello, Inc. | Kado Networks |
| Price read from | hihello.com | kadonetworks.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
HiHello
- Business needs at least five users ($25 a month on yearly billing) and stops at 100; larger teams move to Enterprise.
- CRM sync, Gmail and Outlook signature deployment and the admin dashboard need Business; SAML SSO, SCIM and a contact webhook need Enterprise.
- HiHello sells no NFC cards: you write your card to an NFC tag you already own.
- Professional bought in the iOS app costs $9 a month or $84 a year, against $8 and $72 on the website.
Kado Networks
- KADO does not make or sell NFC cards; you source them from a third party and link them to your profile, and only Enterprise includes partner NFC supply.
- The free plan is for one user and has no team management or analytics.
- The card scanner, notes, tasks and all integrations need Business Developer or higher.
- The pricing page lists Outlook email and calendar sync as beta, and Gmail and Google Calendar sync as coming soon.
Key features
HiHello
- Cards and sharing
- Two cards free and eight on Professional, shared by QR code, widget, email, SMS, WhatsApp, Apple or Google Wallet, offline, or from an Apple Watch.
- Universal Contact Scanner
- Scans paper cards, event badges and QR codes into contacts: 5 a month free, 20 on Professional and 50 per user on Business, pooled across the team.
- Email Signature Manager
- Everyone gets a personal signature. Business deploys template signatures to Gmail and Outlook, with legal disclaimers and banner campaigns beneath them.
- Lead capture and events
- Business adds lead capture forms with consent, event tracking and analytics, and sends leads straight to Salesforce, HubSpot or Microsoft Dynamics 365.
- Business Contact Manager
- Unlimited contacts that update themselves, with notes and tags. On team plans, contacts stay with the company when someone leaves.
- Directory and partner cards
- Business adds a searchable company directory. Enterprise extends branded cards to affiliates, contractors and franchisees through self-enrollment.
Kado Networks
- Interactive digital cards
- Cards carry your logo, colors, links and video, and are shared by QR code, link, wallet pass or NFC. A QR code can still be shown offline.
- Contact capture
- A form on each card collects leads. Contacts download as CSV on every plan, including the free one.
- Card scanner
- The Business Developer plan adds an intelligent scanner for QR codes, paper cards and similar sources.
- Contact management
- Business Developer adds notes, tasks, tags, contact grouping, and event rules that tag contacts by campaign.
- CRM and tool sync
- Business Developer syncs with Salesforce, HubSpot, Dynamics, Outlook and Google Contacts, and offers Zapier webhooks.
- Team administration
- Team plans have branded templates, permission controls and analytics. The vendor lists SOC 2 Type II controls and GDPR-compliant processing.
Plans
HiHello
Personal$0
One user: 2 cards, wallet and messaging sharing, a personal email signature, virtual backgrounds and 5 scans a month.
Professional$6
per month, billed yearly ($8 billed monthly)
One user: 8 cards, your colors, fonts and video, branded QR codes, card analytics and 20 scans a month with contact enrichment.
Business$5
per user / month, billed yearly ($6 billed monthly)
5 to 100 users: templates, signatures pushed to Gmail and Outlook, lead forms, CRM sync, a company directory and 50 scans per user.
EnterpriseCustom
100+ users: unlimited cards, scans and enrichment, SAML SSO and SCIM, a branded subdomain, invoice billing and a dedicated account team.
Kado Networks
Networker Lite$0
One user: interactive digital cards, full branding and animated backgrounds, and a contact capture tool.
Networker$2.50
per user / month, billed monthly
Team management, fully branded cards, multiple cards per user, analytics, and user access and permission control.
Business Developer$4
per user / month, billed monthly
Adds notes and tasks, tags, an intelligent card scanner, Outlook and Google Contacts sync, CRM integration and Zapier webhooks.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds a dedicated account manager, premium onboarding, priority support, HRM integration, a subdomain and NFC cards through partners.
Ways to pay less
HiHello
- Annual discount
Save up to 25% with yearly billing
HiHello says yearly billing saves 25% on Professional ($72 a year against $8 a month). Business is $5 per user a month yearly, or $6 monthly.
- Other savings
Lower Business price from 26 and 51 users
HiHello's pricing page says the Business price per user drops when a team reaches 26 users and again at 51; the lower figures are not published.
Kado Networks
- Annual discount
Yearly billing: 2 months free
The pricing page has a Monthly/Yearly toggle labeled 2 months free; the yearly prices are not shown in the page text.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, HiHello or Kado Networks?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kado Networks is cheaper to start with: $2.50 a month for each person, against $5 a month for each person for HiHello. HiHello starts at $5 per user / month, billed yearly (Business, five-user minimum), and Kado Networks starts at $2.50 per user / month, billed monthly (Networker).
Which has a free plan, HiHello or Kado Networks?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both HiHello and Kado Networks have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.